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September 23, 2013
The real threat to Pakistan: Power-crisis, not terrorism
More people are affected by Pakistan’s power situation than its escalating scene of mass violence occurences. This statement may be surprising, but is true nevertheless. Pakistanis suffer as much as 20 hours of power outages each day. No clear line of authority may be one cause of dismal electricity condition […]
September 23, 2013
Wireless, the next revolution in electricity
According to Gaurav Gupta, the Asia Director of Dalberg, “wireless” is better for the planet, and is good for the poor and deprived on the planet as well. The poor did not choose to go wireless by choice, and neither was innovation often targeted at serving this segment which most […]
September 23, 2013
Africa: Growth in solar lantern imports overwhelm importers, phenomenal uptake of solar lights in the continent
According to a new report by the International Finance Corporation, Africa is set to become the largest market of off grid solar imports. The past three years have seen an increase of 300% in terms of solar products imports. A number of projects involving solar lanterns and other products were […]
September 23, 2013
Lok Capital ready to invest in micro-grid solar projects in rural India
Lok Capital, a firm that makes equity investments in social enterprises that make impact on low income communities, is now ready to look at renewable energy and farming ventures that make direct impact. Under renewable energy, the firm is open to investing in micro-grids or charging stations or products such […]
September 23, 2013
Second study to ascertain relationship between biomass fuel usage and anaemia and stunting
A new study digs back into data from the 2006-2007 Swaziland Demographic and Health Survey, to look at health statistics of 1150 children aged 6-36 months to ascertain if there is indeed a relationship between anaemia & stunting, and usage of biomass fuels. While other factors resulted in stunting, a […]
September 23, 2013
US: University of Washington students acquire grant to make cleaner cookstoves
University of Washington engineers recently acquired a grant of US$900,000 from the US Department of Energy to design a cookstove that addresses the challenge of inefficient cookstoves, a problem that kills an estimated 3.5 million people annually (according to The Lancet GBD study). About 500 million people, 42% of the […]
September 23, 2013
And now, a solar stove to cook during night-time, using molten salt
One major factor contributing to solar cookers’ failure to go mainstream is the fact that night-time cooking, in the absence of the sun is impossible. A new stove innovation which has two arrangements – Grill and Over, is a multi-purpose hybrid solar cooker that cooks using direct solar heating during […]
September 23, 2013
Tanzania set to train 10,000 new health workers each year
Tanzania has an acute medical personnel shortage. To tackle this problem, the country is launching a plan to train new healthcare workers each year. Read more here.
September 23, 2013
Steady decrease in maternal mortality in Indian women
India has been able to bring about a steady reduction in its maternal mortality. From 301 deaths per 100,000 live births between 2001 and 2003, to 212 deaths per 100,000 live births between 2007 and 2009. Read more here.
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Interactive SHG Map of India: 7.5 million Women Self Help Groups are spread across 27 States and 6 UTs in India
Under the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), India has 7.5 million Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) spread across 27 states and 6 Union Territories. Each of these small, self-governed, and peer-co..